Ontario Police College Director Bruce Herridge, right, led well over 300 cadets, senior students and staff during the 27th annual Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run at the College on Tuesday, June 10. Meeting Director Herridge for high fives along the start of the run were Special Olympians Rachel Dancy, left, Tanya Leeming and Bill Chisholm.…
Elgin councillors on Tuesday , June 10, gave the nod to $4-million of planned renovations to Terrace Lodge to be completed next year—but residents will still be two to each bedroom, and four for each bathroom. Councillors had previously been considering a complete replacement of Terrace Lodge, which sits in Malahide at the east end…
In a St. Thomas courtroom on Monday, June 9, a migrant worker from Trinidad pled guilty to three charges stemming from a sexual assault in Bayham last October. The 36-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison in what the Elgin Ontario Provincial Police originally called a “violent” attack on a woman in her…
Seven suspects were arrested and charged with numerous illegal drug-related offenses after the Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant at a Springwater Road residence on Thursday, June 5. Police seized an estimated $12,775 worth of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, oxycodone pills and fentanyl patches. Police also seized drug paraphernalia, a police scanner, computer…
A clown with the Waterloo County Shrine Club Oriental Band pretended to take a photo of a newspaper photographer in downtown Aylmer during an hour-long parade on Saturday afternoon, June 7. About 400 Shriners from 30 clubs and units from throughout southern Ontario converged on Aylmer on June 6-7 for the Mocha Shrine Spring Ceremonial conference.
Matthew Wolf, 12, of Vienna participated in the spaghetti eating contest in his home village during Edison Fest on Saturday, June 7. He came in fourth. The annual event included several vendors selling a variety of goods, live music, a magic show, several children’s activities, horse drawn wagon rides and free draws for bicycles and…
The front of the Port Stanley Library was turned into a colourful “yarn bomb” on Saturday morning, June 7. Members of the Itty Bitty Knitty Committee who meet at the library made small triangular flags that were hung up outside the library to celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day. Later on, a group of children put…
Something about food trucks and trailers seems to instil dread in the hearts of municipal councillors in Ontario. While such operations are increasingly popular in places such as British Columbia and California, Toronto has traditionally been standoffish about allowing them, and London just scrapped a proposed bylaw that would have allowed them to operate. And…
Meagan Hodgettes performed Not About Angels by English singer-song writer Birdy during the latest Coffee House event at East Elgin Secondary School on Wednesday night, June 4. Coffee House provides EESS students with an opportunity to perform in front of an appreciative audience. The June 4 Coffee House included singing, various musical performances, dancing, comedy,…
Marlene Smith was one of several musicians who participated in the first open music jam of the season at Palmer Park bandshell in Aylmer on Wednesday night, June 4. The East Elgin Music Society holds music at the bandshell every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. until the fall. The sessions are free but those attending are…
Hundreds of Shriners and their spouses will be in Aylmer this weekend for Mocha Temple’s annual Spring Ceremonial. Aylmer Shrine Club Past President Jeff Smith said this would be the first time his group, formed in 1995 and boasting over 100 members under current President Terry Ronald, had hosted the event. Highlights would include an…
The body of a 65-year-old London man was discovered just west of Little Beach in Port Stanley on Tuesday morning, June 3. The man was identified as Antonio Romao by Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police shortly after 9:30 p.m. that evening. Elgin OPP Constable Troy Carlson said a local resident out for a walk discovered the body lying…